| Show friday not jonah to many old timers timera one ot of the most widely known ol of the 13 superstitions Is that it Is un lucky to sit at a table where luiere are arc 13 persons tradition has it that some one of the 13 will die within the year some authorities say this dates back to the time of christ when 13 gatli gath cred at the table for or the last supper says a writer in pathfinder magazine Mii sine judas iscariot was the lie first to leave and all ore are familiar with ills his fate Ilo iloween Hoir cier weer it Is known that tills this super station was rife among the As latles long before that others trace it back to scandinavian mythology w when hen the 12 major gods were seated about a table to in valhalla and the evil spirit loki arrived to make the lie lath friday bears special significance in this connection because it was the festival of certain gods their wrath was sure to full fall on the unwary heads of all who dirt did not give up their own pursuits on that day to indulge in the festival in carls there are persons known as fourte eners because it Is their business to be available to all who wish a hab gueft at parties and ila din ners when only 13 appear ll however oever there are those persons who have no nn fear of u the dreaded number but take it as their good luck symbol in the national capital the auto tag numbered 13 has gone to th same person for or a number of years while a great demand exists for the tags lags number 1313 arid and louis XIII of france ranee chose it a title with will 13 letters und and always made ills hla most important decisions anil and moves on the hie lath nansen Ni insen the explorer started on an arctic expedition on the lath with 13 pion and no home on the lath later attending a dinner party on friday the lath as the guest Wr wagner igner the coin poser was born on the in 1813 ancients observed ober ved a 13 month calen cale r dar and the old custom of giang a bride 13 pieces of gold old exists in latin countries that have any gold |
